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St Stephen


St Stephen is located in Hertfordshire

St Stephen

St Stephen



St Stephen shown within Hertfordshire

Area 8.99 sq mi (23.3 km2)
Population 13,865 (2011)[1]
• Density
1,542/sq mi (595/km2)
OS grid reference TL132053
• London
17 mi (27 km) SSE
Civil parish
  • St Stephen
District
  • St Albans
Shire county
  • Hertfordshire
Region
  • East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ST ALBANS
Postcode district AL2
Post town ABBOTS LANGLEY
Postcode district WD5
Post town RADLETT
Postcode district WD7
Police Hertfordshire
Fire Hertfordshire
Ambulance East of England

EU Parliament East of England
Website St Stephen Parish Council


List of places

UK

England

Hertfordshire


51°44′06″N 0°21′36″W / 51.735°N 0.360°W / 51.735; -0.360Coordinates: 51°44′06″N 0°21′36″W / 51.735°N 0.360°W / 51.735; -0.360

St Stephen is a civil parish in the St Albans City and District in Hertfordshire, England. It is located approximately 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of central London, straddling the M25 motorway and immediately adjacent to the southern boundary of St Albans. St Stephen is a partly urbanised parish with multiple centres of activity and open land that forms part of the Metropolitan Green Belt. The local council is St Stephen Parish Council. The parish covers Bricket Wood, Chiswell Green, Frogmore, How Wood and Park Street. It is an ancient parish, and sections of it were transferred to St Albans progressively up to 1935. At the 2011 census it had a population of 13,865.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Government


  • 3 Geography


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





History


St Stephen is an ancient parish named after the 10th century St Stephen's Church.


Part of the parish was within the Municipal Borough of St Albans from 1835 until 1894. The part within the borough was transferred to the parish of St Albans in 1894.


The parish became part of St Albans Rural District in 1894 and the St Stephen Parish Council was created.


335 acres of the parish were transferred to St Albans in 1913 and 712 acres in 1935.[2]



Government


St Stephen Parish Council is elected from wards as follows:[3]




  • Bricket Wood (4 councillors)


  • Chiswell Green (3 councillors)


  • Park Street (5 councillors)


The parish council offices are in Bricket Wood.



Geography


The parish is located to the southwest of St Albans and includes the areas of Bricket Wood, Chiswell Green, Colney Street, Frogmore, How Wood and Park Street.



References





  1. ^ Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics


  2. ^ GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, St Stephen AP/CP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time


  3. ^ St Stephen Parish Council - Councillors




External links


Media related to St Stephen, Hertfordshire at Wikimedia Commons









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